Poets/Writers From Pakistan

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a Pakistani instrumentalist, predominantly a qawwali and sufi singer. A winner of the Pride of Performance Award and the UNESCO Music Prize, his vocal range was unusually high.

A renowned Pakistani poet.

Noor Jahan was a singer and actress in British India and Pakistan. She was honored with the title Malika-e-Tarannum. She has sung around 10,000 songs in numerous Indian and Pakistani languages. She was felicitated with the President's Award.

Considered the father of Modernism in Urdu literature, he was associated with the Progressive Writers’ Movement and played a pioneering role in the free-verse Urdu poetry. Faiz Ahmad Faiz honored him with the title Malik-ush-Shoara (King of Poets).

A well-known Pakistani poet who also wrote essays and short stories.

A prominent scholar and literary figure, also known as a story writer, poet, and translator. Edited ‘Nigar’, a journal of remarkable repute.

Young Poet of Pakistan

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Prominent Pakistani story writer and novelist, known for writing about the female predicament.